The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-06 00:00:00

ItONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. As the day for the payment of the dividends "PProaches the hope becomes stronger that by the liberation of a large amount of capital the general discount market will rule easier. At present, how ever, the i nqu i ry f or monetary accommodation is still large, and very little alteration is perceptible in the rates charged upon first-olass bills, viz., 5i and 6 per cent. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was no alteration of importance. The English and Foreign Credit Company has been announced, with a capital of £2,000,000, half of which is to comprise the first issue, in shares o f 1,5 0 each. The objects are similar to those of other financial undertakings, viz., the granting of loan` and obtaining concessions for railways and other public works, making advances upon securi ties, aro. The directors state that they have already secured a large business, which will yield a good return upon the capital it is proposed to employ. The share list of the Clyde Engineering and Iron Bhlpbuilding Company will close on Friday next fo r Loudon, and on Monday for the country. Two o'CLocx. At Paris this day, eccordiog to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f 050. I „ 4B Pecial general meeting of shareholders of the Company for Boat-building by Machinery, Was held to-day for the purpose of confirming the resolutions adopted at the previous meeting for transferring by sale the company and its liabilities to the London Boat and Barge-building Company. Co l. Sykes, M.P., in the chair. Gen. Shortrede ° PPceed the passing of the resolution, and said that the shareholders had informed him of their readiness to subscribe towards raising the necessary !Mount of capital. He said that he believed that if the company were properly managed its opera tions would prove successful. The motion for con firming the resolutions was negatived, all the direc tors and chairman having voted in its favour. The market for the English Funds continues to Present an inanimate appearance, and there is only small business in progress. Prices have not altered s ince the decline of k per cent. at the close of busi ness last evening. Consols for money and account, ore 91i s , and for the May settlement, 91i 92. The Neal Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89/ 1 ; India 6 per Cents., 104! 5; and,Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. There has not been much animation or variation i n the Foreign market. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, haveli 72 ; do. Consolides are 531 Mexican Vimproved to 451 ; Greek are 251 , 1 ; Spanish rassi vel 35i I; Portuguese, 491 f ; Italian, 67.1, ; and the Confederate Loan, 52 53. The operations in the Railway Share Market h ave been very limited, and prices have remained "itheut material alteration. Metropolitan have Improved 55., while Great Western and London and Blackwall have each declined ss. The For e i g n and Colonial lines show no change of importance. 134 ak Shares continue in fair request, but prices .l some instances show less buoyancy. London and Wes tminster are quoted 92 94; London Char teredi of Australia, 27 I; Merchants' Bank, 171. 181; /T an k of Egypt, 30* 31 ; Alliance Bank, 65 ; and `'Llion of Australia, 55. In the Miscellaneous Market Hudson Bay Corn vsll7 are firm at 181 191; International Financial, 12 i ; Discount Corporation have declined to 121; and London Financial, to 271 1. The following are the current quotations for some prin cipal new undertakings—Financial Corporation ~ 43 1 prem. ; Imperial Financial, 61- prem. ; 4 ' t'llatnea Iron Shipbuilding, 3/ I prem. ; Credit Mobilier, 41 5 prem.; Credit Foncier, 61 71 prem. ; Ci ty Offices, 31 prem.; Oriental Financial, 221 prem ; Central Argentine Railway, par, * prem. ; 4, _?adon and Li ver p oo l H o t e l,ll ft prem. ; Oztoman w tnaticial, * 1 prem.; Sablonniere Hotel, 1 1 prem.; and North Australian Company, 1 prem. The shares in the Bonelli's Telegraph Company are quoted to-day 11 to 11, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. a Per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 .... B per Cent. Red uce d 'N i p, e ''' 3 per Cent .. • • 89 4 11 i '-oichequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. die Ditto £5OO .. die .. Ditto £lOO and £200 c a i t;it England St k, 4/ per Ct. ,'"'ltto Account. 11.0) UN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. In dia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... D itto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — t,_ Ditto 1859 .razilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 en Ditto e llos A res 6per Cent Ditto Y P — 91 5 t to Account 9,4ador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent,. 131 t i .t.to 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) iito 6 per Cent, 1863 4tP Ptiari 7 per Cent lOOl or tts Dit to, Second Issue ee k per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Dio Account ., 25/ 1 bitty, C It ai ‘ , o) Account ... — ba 144 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) M iec la 3 per Cent IA -4 k. Account , 00ri s IT h Imperial 5 per Cent ew Granada l3l Ditt o q Ditto D ' e p fe e r r re C d ent — 9 be.uitto Land Warrants (Hectares) .- ru v i bijii,ftoall4— 44/pepier Cent Cent . / 10, cto llilto 3 3 per Cent. (IJribarren) "uguese per Cent., 1853 per C - ent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 -- Ditto Account 49 11 li„ bi ttO Scrip (1863) £3O paid — pin "elan 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St h. ""l t to 44 per Cent., 1850 .. 'Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. g a l .. 3 itto 5 per Cent, 1862 - 'Ldinian 6 per Cent 4. il itto Account Pallieh 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive , Ditto Account — " 11 ,..Etnisli Cert. of Coup not funded — 8 uitt,o Account .. t W ..edish, 4 per Cent. — I r k W I 6 per Cent. 1854 — 'tto Accov nt D it i to 6 per Cent. 1858 . '4. 4kocoroat 7 OD l tto £10i) Bonds O t to 6 per Cent. 1862 Di Account .. 72 it to £lOO Bonds.. 721 b it Ditto 1863 .• V eu 'to Guam steed, 4 per Cent — .apzuela 3 p er C en t. u•,!tto it A 6 mi on nt t o bit Per Cent., 1862 to Accoi int Dittol/ pea' Cent kurst Dividends on the above payable in Loni hel,.! 18 • 11 , 5 per Cent., Ex, 10 Florins. .1, ..iar, A "n4 1 , - .1 'lt per Cent., Ex. 25f — 1"). 4 4 per Cen t . , Ex. 12 Guil., p —itt o ~ reneh Rent er r Cent. Certificates Ditt o , 44 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Itmi Account D ' ' 5 per C en t., 1861, E x . 25 f rancs 671 Ito 4 Pied ceoun t P ellivi °l3l43B e• 5 per Cent Ex. 25f — 411 Dolla r Bonds, .4 per Ct. Ex. 4s. C o% THREE O'CLOCK. ge o i, „„ Ditto ,•;" . "•ey s 4 44 ° — Pril Account .. ay- .. .. 91i 2 6 , ..,, SHIPPIITG—This Day. 13.14.1, a st - °N. April 6,—Wind this day at noon—South n "'Oat b reeze and cloudy weather. Bala ; April 5.. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—won Cave, Lord Byron, :from Quebec. By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednes mg. Am, land e'l---Trident, from Hamburg ; Test, ay from o Sunder thor°ll '"-- Pe ra, steamer ' for London, to be repaired and ,thl y refitted. By MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. rti v .„ GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. tro k s.4pril 6— Larsine, from Thisted ; Ocean Wave, 4111,4104,. Nll e a DEAL, WecbgadaY A* -- Ileav v i g , for Yarmouth. Morning. SHARE MARKETS—This day. OEDINARY SHARES AND STOUfs.S. Share; Railw ays . Paid Cl o sing Business ys. Price. done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andSlid.Co Bri6tol and Exeter Caledonlan Cork and Bandon COM w all s Si 8i • 83 f 5 118 119 61 7 Do A A gets no div Do' B till 6p c.p an.hap,, been paid to 8., Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. l Edinburgh & Glasgow. Ghtsg. and S. Western., IGreatEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian stl (Great Scotland IGreat Northern I Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. awl W. of Irelan, Great Western Do Str Val g - ua. stock Laneashite & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do 3 shares Metropolitan Midland I Do New Do Birmtng. tz Derby (it. \V. of Irelaud 35 37 16 17 90 92 101. 106 47 ',74 841 131 i mi 5 7} 109} 07/ 44 6 1091 I Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee I N th. Eastern—Berwle , po,_G./51.1.1 purchas. Dolecds - Do York Do Carlisle ,North London Do New 'North Staffordshire .. 'N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. K, Aber. stoc• Do Soot. Mid: stock Shrews. and Welchpoo , Shropshire Union Devon.. South South itlastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun tain es, Wo k.,an d Wok Stockton SD Darlingtot, Do • • • • • Do New, 183 f, 'Taff Vale.. . ....... ..•• Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall. V. Hartlepool Har..t R.' West Midland -03clord' Newport'Do Do Hereford 110 } 128 A 9 0 i i BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing • hare dailways Paid. Price. Business don. 100 It!antic &St Lawrence all 80 L 2 Sk Rom., Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 104 103 Gu. 5 per cent.. . 20 Do. New ... ..... 8 p 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares ZOi Buffalo and Lakeiluron all 6 10 Do. Preference all 74 81 00 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 5 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 ,00 Do. do. July 1, 1872 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1871 100 st Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(l.in., 100 101 108 st Cape Town U Dock Seri} 100 99 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1041 105} 105 i stick East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 104 i Nit 1041 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 I p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada lou 19. 201 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 75 17 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bonds all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 51 53 100 Do. 3d 1 3 , ef. stock 1 00 Do. do. deferred all 40 (2 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 15 stook Gtlndlarenin.gua.sp.c 100 103 104 108} 431 20 Do. New gua. sp. e l2 Do. January, 1862 stook Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. too 103 104 24 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 10i 10 20a Do. New 18 104 10t , ; 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt, all 92 94 100 Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8 all 81 83 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 $p 21 stock Madras. guar., sp. a. stook Do. 4! p. c. Extension 100 97 99 stock De. 46 do lOO tit 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds lOO 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay all 57 60 100 Do. 7p. C. Kong. Bds alt AO New Br ur,swick Candu Class A and B all 3 6 N.lll.C'das pc Ist i bds 100 82 84 t , ” a &Uncle (101 104 105 stock Do. Delhi sv Do. do 2 P -4 ' Do. I'unjaub all 104 1031 Do. Do. . , °,2 , 100 u - StO Do. Indus. St. 1 0 1 a) OCR. 97 9? ~ttLONI AL (ir/VVRNM ENT 'l4lCl' WTI ...(ov. 6 p.c.J a &J ury 1877-84 -- Do. 6p. c. Feb. ez Auu. lut• 100 102 Do. 6p. c.Mar..k Sept. 100 100 .02 Do. tp. c. Jan./it.) uly. 10 89 01 I Do. 6 1 nscribed stock 101 , 88 10 cape (*.Hope. ap 1(,,, 106 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 183 i 101 , 110 112 Do. 188 loi' D 1 :13 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 10u 109 111 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10. , 112 114 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 , Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 1)0 108 110 IN.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.aJul, 10c '.02 104 102 yo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 10 - N. S.W. G ov. 6 p 10u 99i 104 ' sp. c.,lBti to 1 t 104 99 10' Do. do., 1888 &now& 10 1 99 100 100 INew Zealand 6 p cent. 1u: , 109 111 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. e. _ I sterling,, 1875. lO, 104 106 ,Queensland GCV. 6p. C. 100 16. Aus G6p.c.1676.& up.. 10u 100 111 ;Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&.,July 100 knszOot.. 1081 1091 108 i 9 Da to s 1 MI: f Ea 36 1,7 550 660 67f 72f 314 31 7 7i 4} 41 10 11 3 34 34 85 84 91 85 37 4 4i t 19 21 01 61 1i d 85 95 14 2 2 24 41 5i 321 2 192 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.0.7 41 43 440 160 3} 34 f 6; 7; 1281 124 1311 1321 130 132 91 0 614 65 109} 109 f 67 69 104 (04i 41 45 1091 110 972 98 3 / 4 5i 15 1 314 128} fxßgi S 8 100 52 63 25 26 1011 102 66 67 88i 69 128 131 1 3 / 4 26 P 78 79 t 11t 121 123 41 43 98 100 63 64 83 85 90i 91 99 101 i i 37 38 9t 10 c. 8 8i 163 /66 5 7 3 E p 91. 96 BRITIS . 'Cambrian Consol. Gold chilord Amalgamated ) Deven G. Con.. (Tavisi , East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau G old Ltd East Caradon ...... East earn Brea I E. iV'l Russel (Tavistk ;' 'Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen , Great South Tolgus , G. Wheal Vor (llelstou Grenville Llemil's-Foot llingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant darke Valley.. Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ; New Setun .. North Downs N. W '1 13as set (Illogan, 'forth Wheal Crotty .. l'ar Consols (st. Blaze); rrovidenee (Uny Lelut.) South Caradon(St.Cleer) . 3. Carn Brea (Illogan).. S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, !Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Him Win Crott West Basset (Illogan) W Cf radon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Luck ott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) Wheal Seton Wheal Trciawney (Lis ) Wheal Union 50 55 32 34 18.18.91 30.17.6 2.0.6 15.8 58 &17 IS 19 10 11 20 22 215 f,25 87i 926 33 40 2 3 13 i 14i 190 200 21 24 21 2/ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance (Urn.). 55 44 Anglo Austrian,:74 Anglo-Italian, limited, 64 Australasia, Ditto, new, 481 Bank of Egypt, 31 301 29 Bank of London, 1681 70 Bank of t,tago, lim., 4/ t 5 Bank of Queensland (lira), 211 2 Bank of \Vales, lira., 195 19 Bank of New Zealand. 155 Brazili to and Fortugues. lim.. 94 9 British (rid Californian, lira., 75 65 British North American, 48 9 Chartered Bank or India, Australia. sad China. 444 Si Chartered tier, of India, London, and China, 714 2 City, , l2s 6 Consolidated Bank, lira., 11 5 Continental, Wu., 165 East London, lim., 84 English and Irish (lim.), 17i English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 225 European Bank, lim., '24 1 1 12 • Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 37 6 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 18 Imperiat Bank (lira.), 414 25 Imperial Ottoman, 194 Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 41 1 ' London Bank of Scotland, lim., 19 165 London and Brazilian (limo, 60 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 54 Di'An, new, issued at I,ltm, 65 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lim., 20 ' London Chartered Bank of Australia, 27 London and Colonial (Urn.), 154 London and Comity, 61t London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch„ lim„ 184 18 London Joint Stock, 44 55 London and N , lrthern (lim.), 2 1 1 It London and South African, 27/ Ditto, new. 27 61 London and South American. lim„ 94 London and South-Western (Um.), 23 4 London and Westminster, 92 4 2 Merchant Bank, lim., 184.17 Mercantile and Exchange. Um. ' 17 161 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 30 294 305 Mexican, lim., 66 Midland Bank (Rm.), 151 New Zealand Bank, 15 Oriental Bank Corporation. 66 Sciatic, Punjaub, and Delhi, lira., 12444 South Australia, 42 4 Standard of British South Africa (lira 291 I ';inion of Australia, 55 4: - Union of Ireland (lim.), 201 194 Union of London, 49 MISCELLANEOUS, Bombay Gas, limited, 54 Ceylon Company, 11 Consolidated Discount, RM, 74 Contract Corporation, Mu., 64 Credit Fancier, 12 5 1 1 1 Crystal Palace, 341 Discount Corporation, limited, In 4 124 East India Irrigation and Canal, 61 Egyptian Commercial and:Trading, lira., 54 Electric Telegraph, 98 is Financial Corporation, 65 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, lim., I H udson" s Bay, 185 191 Indian Carrying. (lim), 15 International Financial Society, 12 ei Joint -stock Discount, litn., 7 14 Land Securities, lim., 5 44 5} MISCE LLANEOlTS—Continued. London Financial Association, lira., 27! I Ditto, new, 68 London General Omnibus Company, 2* Londn Provincial Marine, 3 Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (a11),;21* 211 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lirn.,'2* Mercantile Credit Association, lira., 15* 15 National Discount Company, Um., 14* 14 Ditto, new,'6l New Zealand Trust and Loan, Urn., 2k North British Australasian, Ocean Marine (Insurance), :1O LAW INTELLIGENCE.---(This Dan COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE COLONEL W. P. WAXGII. This was a renewed application for release from custody. Mr. Sargood appeared in support of the application, and called the attention of the court to the fact that the bank rupt had been in custody for a year and 12 days, and to remind his Honour that 12 months was the maximum amount of imprisonment which the 159th section of the new act authorized the court to award. He (Mr. Sargood) therefore hoped that, under the circumstances, the oourt would direct the release of the bankrupt from custody. Mr. Linklater for 'the assignees, left the matter in the hands of the court. _ _ . Mr. Lewis at great length contended that the circum stances of the case had not altered since the matter was placed before the court, and he did not think that the bank rupt was entitled to any sympathy in consequence of his de tention after he had kept his creditors and the official liquida tors of the Eastern Banking Company at arm's length for 6 or 7 years, and the only reason that the Vice. Chancellor would not order a criminal prosecution for not surrender ing was that he did not think the money of the estate should be wasted, and because he considered that this court had sufficient authority to inflict punishment. He (Mr. Lewis) disclaimed on the part of the official liquidators may desire to act with undue hardship, and they would oppose the release of the bankrupt on the reduced amount of bail as fixed by his honour. Mr. Sargood replied, and contended the bankrupt had been most unjustly aspersed, and went into a long explana- - - - tine. He had full confidence that, when all the facts were disclosed, it would be made clear that he was not deserving she aspersions which had been heaped upon him. His Honour said that he did not see how he could inter fere in the case, which was an application under the 112th section of the old Act. His own decision had been reversed by the Lord Chancellor, and therefore the matter stood the same as when the order was made by Mr. Commissioner Holroyd He expressed himself much dissatisfied with the proceeding under which Colonel Wangh had been detained in custcdy, and that no further proceedings at law Lad been taken. He, however, could not make any order until the order of Mr Commissioner Holroyd had been served or reversed, in which he (his Honour) had no power, but would consult Mr Commissioner Holroyd, and if he con sented, and all parties consented, he would make the order reducing the amount of hail, the bankrupt himself in £2,000, and one or two sureties in £l,OOO each, POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A WARDER OF THE HOUSE OF DETENTION CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO COMPOUND A MISDEMEANOUR.—. Frederick Tipstaff, for 15 years a warder at the House of Detention, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, " for that, well-knowing a misdemeanour to have been committed, and to cause the escape with impunity, of Thomas Howard (the person charged with the misde menour), he did unlawfully endeavour and attempt to compound such misdemeanour." Mr. E. Dillon Lewis (from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street) prosecuted, and Mr. May nerd (from the office of Mr. Beard) fur the defence. Mr. Lewis, in opening the case, said the prisoner was charged with compounding a misdemeanour, a serious charge against any one, but much more so against a person holding a responsible situation at a prison, like the prisoner, who was a warder at the House of Correction. He should call some witnesses, and he felt little doubt that, after his worship had heard them, he would have no hesitation in committing the prisoner for trial. He might, however, state that a man named Howard was charged at this Court with abduction, and that the prisoner had offered the girl, Minnie Wilson, £6O or £lOO, to keep out of the way. Mr. Lewis then called Minnie Wilson, a good looking, well dressed girl, about 17 years of age, who said—About three in the afternoon of Tuesday last, the prisoner asked me if I knew Mr. Howard. I sail yes. He then said he (prisoner) had been looking for me all the day before to persuade me not to appear against Mr. Howard, who keeps a refreshment house in the Haymarket, stating that it "would blast Mr. Howard's pr, spects for life." He said he would give, me £5O or £lOO if I would go into Hereford, where I believe Howard's relatives reside, and that Howard should marry me. The prisoner did not say what he was, but that he was sent by Howard. I declined the offer. He asked me to go and see Mr. Howard at the House of Detention. I did not consent to go. He then asked me to meet him at nine that night, and that he would give me the money. I was to go to the house in the Haymarket, and he would give me the £5O or £lOO. He met me again in Coventry-street, and asked me not to ap ' pear against Howard, having a person with him. He said I could have any money I wanted to go to Hereford, and not to appear against him. Mr. Tyr whitt—Yuu had got a warrant against Howard for abduction ? Prosecutrix—Yes, sir. Mr. Maynard having cross•examined the young woman at some length, Sergeant George Appleton, 26 C, said—l know the pri soner as a warder at the House of Detention, and have seen him in the unform of a warder. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the sergeant said.. On Thursday night last I saw the prisoner in Howard's ki►chen and took him into custody, but he was only detained there a short time, and subsequently taken on the warrant. Ho said that Howard had given him the keys of his box, and told him to take the money in it, and take charge of his affairs. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall remand the prisoner till to-morrow when Howard will be brought up. Mr. Maynard—Will you take moderate bail ? Mr. Tyrwhitt—l view this case, whether the charge is proved against the prisoner •r not, as one of the moat im portant that could be brought before the Court, as there are so many opportunities for such persons, in the situation of the prisoner, dealing between prisoners and other persons, and the temptation is so great that they ought to be watched. A warder can do almost what he pleases with prisoners, and for one case that is brought forward one hundred pass un noticed and unknown. Ido not wish to prejudge the case, but I must have two bails in £5O each. The prisoner was then remanded, Mr. Lewis asking that notice might be given as to the bail. MARKETS—This Bay. MARK-LANE. The arrivals Of English wheat fresh up to our market to day were very moderate, but there was a portion of Mon day's unsold produce on the stands. The trade both for red and white qualities was in a sluggish state, yet prices ruled without change from our previous report. The supply of foreign wheat on offer was by no means extensive. Generally speaking the trade was slow, never theless previous quotations were supported. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates. The supply of barley on offer was moderately good. All descriptions met a slow sale, at Monday's currency. The malt trade ruled inactive, at late rates. With oats the market was moderately supplied. Both English and foreign parcels were in:steady consumptive re quest, and the late r.dvance in prices was well supported. Beans and peas ruled firm, at extensive quotations. Flour was in fair average request, at late prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat Barley. Malt Oats. Flout. English.-- 280 0 400 1 320 Irish — 1,060 330 660 6,800 50 2.840 br ie. THE SUN, I,OINDON, W'EDNESDA Y EVENING, APRIL 6, 1864. SPORTING NOTES. The only alteration that has taken place in the market for the City and Suburban Handicap since my notes of yes terday is the introduction of Lord Zetland into the betting, and the increased support awarded to Veterinarian. The field will not be so large as last year. The following will likely take part in the race :—Gordian Knot, 3 yrs, bst 101b—Ve terinarian, 3 yrs, sst 7 1 b—Jarnicoton, 4 yrs, Est 131b—Brin disi, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Flying Fish, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Voluptas, 4 yrs, Est 51b—Lord Burleigh, 5 yrs, Bst 121b—Marigold, 4 yre, 7st 101 b- Merry Hart, 4 yrs, 7st 61b— Stookinger, 5 yrs, 7st 21b--Torn Fool, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b King of Utopia, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—J uliet, aged, 7st 41b—Sum merside, 4 yrs, 7st 21 b—Avondale, 4 yrs, 7st—Columbia, 4 yrs, Gst 71b—Lord Zetland, 3 yrs, Gst 31b—Effie (the Phemy filly), 3 yrs, sst 121b—Sir Roger, 3 yrs, sst 131b—Count Cevour, 4 yrs, Gst 41b—Mail Train, 3 yrs, sst Mb—St. Alex `s, 5 yrs, Bst 21 b—Saccharometer, 4 yrs, Bst 71b— Weatherspy, 4 yrs, Get 31b. Gordian Knot and Veterinarian are very steady in the market, and no doubt will remain so up to the start. Both of them have won their trials, and it will take a clipper to dispose of either. As public form is always the best guide, I must give the preference to Mr. Jackson's horse. Jarnicoton does not seem so steady in the market. He certainly has the best of the weights of almost every other horse ; and remembering how close he ran Lord Clifden over the same course last year he ought not to be despised. Brindisi has been backed for large sums both to win and a place. Lord Zetland Ido not think can give the weight he is called upon to do to such horses as Veterinarian and Gordian Knot,but nevertheless he is bound to be near the winner. So much doubt surrounds what will represent the Woodyeales stable, that it is impossible to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion about either Voluptas, Joco, or Aunt Judy, but I think the former most worthy of support. Merry Hart will likely be the stable representative, instead of Marigold; but the latter is cer tainly the best at the weights. Summerside, I anticipate, will be reserved for the Newmarket Handicap. Tom Fool I referred to yesterday. When the numbers go up, the judge will place them in nearly the following order : VETERINARIAN a BRINDISI GORDIAN KNOT.. LORD ZETLAND 4 The Metropolitan Handicap I shall refer to at length to. morrow ; but my present impression is that King Charming will not be far away from the winner. Welcome will re main in his stable. A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, CITY BETTING.—THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 7to 2 agst Veternarian (taken and offered) 100 to 15 agst Gordian Knot (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Voluptas (taken) 15 to 1 agst Brindisi (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jarnicoton (offered) 20 to 1 agst Flying Fish (offered) 20 to 1 agst Merry Hart (off.—take 25 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Exchequer (off.—take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Lord Burleigh (offered) 33 to 1 agst Bradamante (taken) 100 to 1 agst Vivid (offered) 100 to 1 agst Mail Train (offered) TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Fille de l'Air (offered) 100 to 8 agst Cambusean (offered—take 100 to 7) 1000 to 35 agst Master Richard (taken) BOROUGH HOP. Scarcely any change has taken place in the value of hops since we last wrote. The demand is by no means active either for English or foreign samples, but the trade may be considered steady. WHITECHAPEL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale here, and the trade rules inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; lamb, fis 8d to 6s 8d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 84 ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, No change. Sales about 6,000 bales. Imports, 1200, Previously, 39,694. REPRESENTATION OF OXFORD.—OXFORD, Tues day Afternoon.—The writ for the election of a member of Parliament in the room of the Right Hon. Edw. Cardwell, who has been promoted to the Secretaryship for the Colo nies, having arrived this morning, the mayor has fixed Saturday next for the nomination of candidates. An anony mous handbill, calling on the electors to refrain from pro mising their votes, as a gentleman of sterling independence would be brought against Mr Card well, has been extensively circulated; but from what we can learn it is not a genuine document, and there appears no likelihood of opposition to the right hon. gentleman's re-election. The first meeting of Mr Cardwell's supporters was held last evening in the assembly room of the Clarendon Hotel. It was numerously and influentially attended. The result of the canvass, as far as it has proceeded, was represented as highly satisfac tory, and it was unanimously resolved to meet the right hen. gentleman in a body on Saturday morning next, to accompany him to the hustings. REPRESENTATION OF EAST KENT.—In the hope of an early dissolution, the heads of the Conservative party met last week, and we are informed selected Mr M. Bell, of , Bourne Dirk. as their future candidate. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, THIRSK SPRING MEETING.—TUESDAY. The Sowerby Plate (Handicap) of 20 sovs ; winners extra. T,Y.C. Major Stapylton's Madeline filly, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (E. Harrison) 1 Mr Clayton's Brother Sam, 4 yrs. Bst 41b (Doyle) 2 Mr Hodgman's Operator, 3 yrs, 7st 10lb (Dixon) 3 Mr W. I'Anson's Little Hannah filly, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (inc. 31b ex.) The following also ran :—Stirrup Cup, Ranter, Henry James, Wharfinger, Stiff, Berberry, Sharpshooter's filly, and Sir Watkin. Betting-6 to 4 agst the Madeline filly, 4to 1 agst Sir Watkin, 6 to 1 agst Brother Sam, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by two lengths; a length between second and third, The Mowbray Stakes of 5 cove each, p.p, with 60 added, for two-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 7lb ; fillies and geldings, Bst 41b ; second to save his stake ; winners extra, T,Y.C, Mr M'Kenzie's The Oppressor, Bst 71b Mr Osborne's Brown Bread, Bst 71b . . (Whiteley) 2 Mr Warter's The Leader, Bst 71b . . (Worthington) 3 Mr Winteringham's Sweet Jessie, Bst 4lb .... (Metcalf) 4 The following also ran :—Leprosy filly, Terror, Cata logue, Club Queen, Tabitha Bramble, and Strong Beer. Betting-2 to 1 agst Club Queen, sto 2 agst Brown Bread, 7 to 2 agst The Leader, 5 to 1 agst The Oppressor, 12 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length; same between second and third. The Hunt Cup, value, 100 sove, for half-bred horses only; five-yr-olds, list 71b; six and aged, 12st 41b; gentle men riders; winners extra. About' two miles and a half. Sir G. Strickland's Adonis, 6 yrs, 12st 41b (Mr. Boynton) 1 Mr J. Holliday's Vandal, aged, 12st 41b (Owner) 2 Mr Scott's Flyby-Night, aged, 12st 41b (Mr Watkinson) 3 1 The following els., ran :—Benedict, Emperor, Chance, Witch, Vivandiere, Kathleen, Friar Tuck, Dr Bowe, Castor dam mare, Peter, and Blue Belle. Bet tin g-5 to 4 agstV a nd a b l e , t 4 we to en l s a e s e t on F d ly a - n b d y- t N hi i r g d h . The Fly-by-Night, to 1 each agst Bene dict, Friar Tuck, and Kathleen. Won b l y atc a h li wasead; a length made into a sweepstakes of 50 says each, and was won by Gipsy (Mr Malvard) ; Tickle (Owner), sec ond; Dark Lady (Owner), third. The Members' Plate of 3 sous each, w ith 25 a dd e d; three-yr-olds, B st ; four, 9st 41b ; five, Oat 101 b ; six and ag ed, lOst ; selling and other allowances. About one mile. Good Advice, 3 yrs, 6st Alexandra, 3 yrs, Est d 3 : l a yy le rr , 3 g9:76 Y Bst rsi Est th (Kelly) 2 Garotter, 3 yrs Est (Camden) 4 to 1 eget Good Advice-5 t o 2 age t C r onstadt (Doyle) 5 (Carroll) 6 of ar d A t ,v Sam,o6a y r 0 B Lion e e tt s i s n fi g ll_y 2 , Rose3Cr r t 0 0 0 nt Brother e t a gs t Alexandra. W on cleverly. The winner was bought by Mr Masterman for 72 guineas. The Hambleton Pla te (Handica p) of 1 00 soya for three-yr olds and upwards; winners extra. One mile. Mr Redhead's My Mary, 5 yrs, 7st 101b....(Challoner) 1 Mr Peck's Bernice. 6 yrs, 7icea:d2teyirb,Vanessa, Colonel Towneley's Newchurch, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Metcalf) 2 Mr Peckitt's Sir Watkin, 3 yrs, Sat 1011; (Allison) 3 and Lyra. to 1 aget Newchurch, 8 tom B T ald h eeet e gltiien f n o teg l:_ c o a w odEl i yt ng eßLnoo a uon l sittnosyamr.aßnye:lN—li blare, 4 Won by two lengths; four lengths between second and third ; a bad fourth. Louisa, yesterdayST iN Es .—The weather great interest to the day's the running for the E ErL E (Sunday)C AS E S A v a s VINN showery, CE an d the attend ance smaller than on the first day of the meeting. The G re company, atv in ce however, n ue :Hd an w was more select, and p m business, and gave rise to considerable betting. The Emperor and Empress arrived early in a n open carriage, attended by imparted Colonel Reille, with whom his Majesty afterwards walked about the enclosure. Prince Murat an d General Fleury also joined the imperial party in the Emperor's pavilion. The Prix de la Ferme, w hi c h was the first event on the card, was carried off, as was expected, by one of MM. Foroinal'e celebrated half-breds, as much as 4 to 1 being l a id i n t h e i r favour, and 2 to 1 on their coming in first an d secon d. Those two horses, with their stable companion, Witch, have, however, been purchased within the last few days by V iscount Aguado, in whose name and colours they ran yesterday. The winner was Young Mastrillo, who thus repeated his victory of Monday last. The great event which followed broaght out a field of ten, including nearly every steeplechase celebrity in France, with several horses of merit from England. The latter appeared to be slightly avoured by the handicapper , they being all among the light weights. Auricula, which won the two great events at th e same meeting and over the salvo favourite, 3to 2 being with difficulty obtained. The heavy weight which he carried as a penalty for his previous suc cesses, and the pace at which the race was run, however, told on him, and he was beaten at the last mile by an Eng lish horse—Pineapple—to which . he gave 201b s . Th e w i nner had not run before in Fran ce, and his being unknown may perhaps account for the advantageous place which he occu pied in the handicapping, an d the long odds laid against him. He was the winner of the great steeplechase handicap at Lincoln, in spring last, and afterwards ran second to Emblem at Cheltenham. The present race was on e o f the best contested steeplechases ever witnessed ; a good portion of the horses ran together well to the finish, and at the win ning post a couple of lengths only separated the leading four, after a course of between four and five miles with about 40 jumps. The officers' rac e, with which the business of the race terminated, was a hollow affair, Valentino running alone from first to last.—Galignans. ADELA CATHCART. By George Mae Donald, M.A., Author of "David Elginbrod," &C. Three vole.—Many men, many minds, may be truly applied to novel-readers. Some require sensational tales, some require conic reading, some require instruction combined with amusement, and all require entertainment, light and pleasant reading, with sufficient of interest in the plot to keep their attention from flagging. It would not be going too far to say that all these requisites are comprised in Mr. Mac Donald's excellent book,— Observer. Lifeboats and the Royal Family, The Rev, E. Hewlett, of St. Paul's, Manchester, and R. Whitworth, Esq., have collected nearly the cost of four lifeboats, which are to be placed under the management of the National Lifeboat Institu tion. An application was made by Mr. Hewlett to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales that one of the lifeboats which was to be sent to Berwick-on- Tweed, might be named after the infant Prince, the " Albert Victor." To that application the fol lowing gratifying reply has been received : " Sandringham, King's Lynn, April 2, 1864. " am directed by the Prince of Wales to inform you that his Royal Highness is much grati fied by the proposal of the South Manchester branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution that their new boat should be associated in name with the infant prince, and that he wishes her all sue cess.—l have, &c., HERBERT FISHER. Rev. E. Hewlett. With the spacial permission of the late Prince Consort, the Padstow lifeboat of the institution was named the Albert Edward, after thePrinoe of Wales, who is also the Duke of Cornwall. By a singular and happy coincidence, that lifeboat was the means of saving four poor creatures from an inevitable death on the very day that the Prince attained his majority. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The total number of deaths registered in the week that ended last Saturday was 1,679. The average number for the 13th week in ten years, 1854.63, is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,517. The actual result is therefore in excess of the estimated number by 132. The deaths of young persons—viz., those under 20 years of age—were numerous. They rose to 813, which is higher than the number returned in any week, with only one ex ception, during the present year. The deaths from pneumonia, or inflammation of the lungs, rose to 122, which is more than they had been in any of the eight previous weeks, while the corrected ave rage is 107. Phthisis was fatal in many cases ; 214 deaths were referred to it, and 215 to bronchitis, the averages for these two diseases being respectively 174 and 162. Seventy nine children died of whooping-cough, all of them under 10 years, and a great majority under two years of ago. No less than six deaths from whooping-cough were in Lime house. Out of 55 deaths from measles, five occurred in the east sub-district of Islington. Five fatal accidents on the streets by waggons, cabriolets, or rather carriages were recorded in the week. A. child died from having swallowed a halfpenny a year previously ; it caused enteritis and marasmus. A woman, aged 40 years, died in the workhouse, West minster, on the 18th ult., from " destitution and low fever." The widow of a bricklayer, died on the 25th ult., at 4, Acorn-street, St. Botolph, from " dropsy, accelerated by want of proper nourishment." Last week the births of 1,072 boys and I,oBllgirls, in all 2,153 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 1851 63 the average number (corrected) was 2,161. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.439 in. The reading fell to 28.93 in. on Monday, and rose to 29.85 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 41.0 deg., which is 2.2 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The lowest night temperature was 28.9 deg. on Sunday. The highest day temperature was 54.4 deg. on Saturday. The range in the week was therefore 25.5 deg. The mean daily range was 17 . 0 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 7.6 deg. The mean degree of humidity of humidity of the air was 75, complete saturation being represented by 100. The directions of the wind were south-west and north-west. The whole amount of rain was 0.42 in., which fell on three days. There were occasional hail showers, and thick snow fell early on the morning of Wednesday. The mean of the highest tempera tures of the water of the Thames was 41.5 deg. ; that of the lowest 42 . 3 deg. DEATH OF MR. T. P. CocKE.—The public will learn with regret that this gentleman, one of the last representatives of the old school of British actors, expired at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at his residence 37, Thurlee square. Mr. T. P. Cooke was born in Marylebone on the 23d April, 1786 ; was educated at the School of the Marine Society ; and, subsequently entering the navy, served under Nelson at the bombardment of Copenhagen, for which he received a medal. His first appearance on the stage took place at the Royalty Theatre, in January, 1801. and for many years he was recognised as the best theatrical type of the British seaman. His private life was blameless, and he ' took a warm interest in every undertaking for the benefit of the profession to which he belonged. Only a few months ago his wife died—the shock was too great for him, and it may be said he never recovered the blow. Dying at the great age of 78 years, he will be greatly lamented by all who knew him as a private friend, and there are few old play goers who will read the tidings of his death without emotion. GARIBALDI'S SWELL GUIDE.—The following ob servations on the reception proper to be given to Garibaldi, when he comes to London, were delivered by the Honourable Mr. Gandaw in the smoking-room of the Ne Plus Ultra Haw. Well, now that the fellah Gahwi baldi's coming heeaw we weally ought to give the fellah a weception in some way, faw afta all the fellah's a fine fellah in his way; a sawt of hewo. What A'm afwaid of is, that the fellah 'll fall into the hands of the snobs. Of cawse he must go and be glawwified by the Aldamen, and be feasted by the Laud Maya, and pwesented with the fweedom of the City, and all that sawt of thing; but A do awnestly hope that he has some judicious fwend to keep him from fwattanising with the wawking men, and the people; because if he does that fellah will wenda it impos sible faw fellahs to wecognise the fellah. The wight sawt of thing would be a dinna at the Wag and Famish and the principal quack clubs with the officaws of the quack wegi ments ; to show himself at the Opwa and in Wotton Woe ; but not much in the atweets, in fact, scassly eva to the people, except, at the Dawby. Then, there might be a dinna aw two at the Twafalga, and pawhaps at the Stah and Gahtsh. He should be advised to wide, mostly, instead of walking, and not to encourage crowds wound his hauce in demonstwaitive upwaw ; and A should like to pwesent him, by way of testimonial, with an eyeglass faw him to inspect the people thwough. When he goes to dine at the Mansion House A would have him go by wawta down the wive, to avoid the bwutes. He should be weed down by a picked quoo of all the quack woers, and if A could woe myself, A shouldn't mind making one of them. If he dines with us, A should say, let all political subjects be most cahfully avoided, and let the convasation be westwicted as closely as possible to gastwonomy, hances, and the faiaw sex."—Punch. THE LATE FIGHT BETWEEN KING AND HEENAN. —The quarter sessions for Sussex took place yesterday, at tne Shire-hall, Lewes, and the greatest interest was mani fested to hear the trial of Tom King and Heenan and others who took part in the fight between those pugilists on the morning of Dec. 10, near Wadhurst. All the prisoners, except Travers and Mace, pleaded guilty. Travers and Mace were arraigned afterwards, when Mr Roupell said the only offence they had committed was being spectators at the fight. The prosecution offering no evidence, the pri soners were acquitted. King, Heenan, Tom Sayers, and Jack Macdonald were then bound over in their recogaisances of £lOO each to keep the peace. CENTRAL RELIEF FUND.—The usual fortnightly meeting of the Executive Committee was held at the Town-hall, Manchester, yesterday—Sir J. Kay Shuttle worth, high sheriff, presided. The honorary secretary re ported that £6,241 15s 8d had been received during the past fortnight, and that the balance in the bank was £133,210 3s Bd. That morning £29 8s 6d had been received from Red ditch and £329 Os 8d from Darlington. Mr Farnall re ported that there had been a decrease of persons receiving relief in the fortnight ending March 26, from the guardians of 27 unions, of 6,687. The hon. secretary having presented his monthly report, Mr Farnall said, in answer to Mr Wor rell, that more money would be wanted than there was to lend under the Public Works Act. If it should so happen that, from unforeseen circumstances, certain local authori ties did not want the whole sum placed to their credit, it would be very desirable for them to let the Poor-law Board know, o that any surplus might be apportioned among o th er s really needing formed, by persons it. Zr Ashton said he had been in upon whose testimony he could rely, of efforts to stimulate emigration from these districte, which he deemed of such importance to the working classes that publicity should be given to them in order that this disclo sure might operate as a warning both to the agents and their victims, or, if untrue, be authoritatively denied. He under stood that persons, representing themselves as agents from some of the mills in America, were engaging people hero for factory work in that country. Each man engaged received a certain sum for outfit and passage money, and was required to sign an agreement binding him to repay the advance within a period of 90 days of his arrival in America. On stringent measures being adopted to enforce repayment the emigrants who had not then saved sufficient money were induced or compelled to enlist in the army. The system was first tried with single men, but as many . of them contrived in some way to raise the cost of their individual expenses it was now being applied to married men with families of chil dren over 10 years of age, whose emigration expenses were much larger. Consequently men so situated had scarcely any prospect before them but enlistment a hen pressing de mands were made for the repayment of the emigration loan. After some explanations had been given of the delay in sup plying boots for the men employed on public works, the committee proceeded to make grants of money to the local relief committee. ALEX. DUMAS is reported to have just given five acts of a play to the Gait 6, called the "Mohicans de Fans," SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. GREECE. MESSINA, March 4.—Advices from Corfu men tion the publication of the first number of a very revolutionary journal. The ;people attacked the house of .the English Director of the College. Fresh disturbances were anticipated. King George was expected in the island to open the lonian Chambers. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. ARRIVAL OF GARIBALDI IN LONDON. Trades Committee-rooms, Bee Hive-office, Wednesday Afternoon. A deputation from the City Committee having visited Garibaldi last evening at Brook House, have sent the following telegram : "Garibaldi will arrive in London at the Nine Elms Station on Monday, April 11th, at twenty minutes past two, p.m. This announcement is positive. R. HARTWELL, Hon. Secretary; THE ALEXANDRA CASE. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tins DA.y.) JUDGMENT. This morning their lordships assembled to deliver judgment iu this case. There wera present the Lord Chancellor, Lords Kingsdown, Crauworth, Wensleydale, St. Leonards, and Chelmsford. The Lord Chancellor first gave his judgment. He re viewed the provisions of the Queen's Remembrancer's Act, and came to the conclusion that, under the 26th section of that act, there was no authority to make such rules as the Barons of the Exchequer had made. It had been urged by the respondent that, even if these rules were authorised by the statute they were not justified dur ing a suit. He did not agree with that view, but he thought it was a pity that they should have been made pending the consideration of such important interests. The noble and learned lord concluded by moving that the appeal of the Crown be dismissed with coats. Lord Cranworth differed with the judgment of the Lord Chancellor. He was of opinion that the Exchequer Chamber had power to hear the appeal. Lord St. Leonards was of opinion that the appeal ought to be dismissed with costs. Lord Wensleydale thought there was nothing unreason able in delegating to the Court such powers as had been exercised by the Barons of the Exchequer. Parliament, he thought, had delegated such power to the Barons of the Exchequer, without restrictions of any kind. He was of opinion that the judgment of the Exchequer Chamber should be reversed. His lordship therefore was in favour of the appeal. Lord Chelmsford pronounced for the respondents, and consequently against the appeal. Lord Kingsdowa was also in favour of the respon dents. The appeal was then dismissed with costs, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day, The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 12 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Colonel Strong took the oaths and his seat for the county of Armagh, in the room of Mr. Maxwell Close. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Caledonian Railway (Bredisholm and Tennoehside Branch), and North Eastern Railway (Micklefield Branch) bills were read a third time and passed. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. Mr. FOSTER moved that the order for the second read ing of the Metropolitan Districts Railway (No. 2) be read and discharged ; that the bill be referred to the examiners of petitioners for private bills, and that the examiners hare leave to sit and proceed forthwith. The motion was agreed to. COPYRIGHT BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. BLACK said he begged leave to withdraw the bill in order that he might substitute another better calculated to effect the object he had in view. The bill was then by leave withdrawn, and The HON. MEMBER then brought in a bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to copyright, which was lead a first time. THE BOMBARDMENT OF SONDERBITRG. Mr. DILL WYN gave notice that to-morrow he would ask her Majesty's Government whether they had received any reliable information as to the bombardment of Sander burg by the Prussians, without previofts intimation to the inhabitants, and whether the Government had by repre sentation to the Prussian Government urged upon them the necessity of carrying on war in accordance with the usages of civilised nations. CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS (RE-00 M. MITTEE, BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. On clause 1, Mr. HUM BERSTONE moved that the words "per son or persons" be left out of the clause. The object of the amendment was to confine the opera tions of the bill to corporations and public bodies. Mr. M. GIBSON said he should vote for the retention of the words. He thought it would be unwise to exclude licensed or private persons from testing materials under this bill, as there would be an dicer appointed by the Board of Trade to inspect the machinery, in order to ascertain that anchors and chains were subjected to the required tests. After a short discussion, in which Mr. Laird, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Bentinck took part, the amendment was negatived and the clause was ordered to stand part of the bill. On clause 2, an amendment was moved to strike out the word " resident." Mr. AYRTON asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, as the Government intended to appoint a person to act as inspector of testing machinery, they would become responsible for the damage done in the event of the testor passing defective materials ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the bill was not a Government measure, and the only desire he had was to make it as efficient as possible. To guard against the event pointed out by the hon. member for the Tower Hatulets, a clause had been introduced into the bill retaining all the respon sibilities that now attached to manufacturers of chains and anchors. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL remarked that no re sponsibility attached to the Government under the clause. Clause 10 expressly stated that all the responsibilities at present in force against manufacturers was to remain in force as if the present bill had not been passed. Mr. LAIRD supported the amendment, when, After a short discussion, it was agreed to. Mr. HUMBERSTONE moved an amendment in clause 8 to the effect that the operations of the bill be confined to seagoing and coasting vessels. Mr. M. GIBSON approved of the amendment, which, after a short discussion, was agreed to. The remaining clauses of the bill having been agreed to, • Mr. M. GIBSON said on the bringing up of the report he should submit an interpretation clause for the approval of the house. JERSEY COURT BILL. Mr. LOCKE moved the second reading of this bill, which he said was precisely similar to the bill which was intro duced into Parliament in the year 1861, and which met with general approval. The object of the measure was remedying certain inconveniences persons making Jersey their place of residence encountered in the law proceedings in the Royal Court in the island. Mr. Sergeant Pigott introduced the measure he had mentioned, when it received the approval of the late Sir George Lewis, then a member of the Government, and only escaped passing into a law, owing to the time at which it was introduced. The reason he had taken up the measure was occasioned by the elevation of the learned sergeant to the judicial bench, and as its objects were pretty widely known he should not trouble the house by entering at any length into the provisions of the measure, It did not interfere with the rights and privi leges of the island; but its sole object was to get rid of the clog in the Royal Court, which consisted of a body of 12 men called jucats, who, without the slightest legal education, had to dispose of every question of law that arose in the Royal Court. There W as no objection against the gentleman who filled the office o f judge or bailiff of the Royal Court, who h ad a legal know ledge, but then that officer could not deliver judgment in any case in his own court without he had a majority of these jurats in his fanour. After a short discussion, the bill was read a second time. REGISTRATION OF COUNTY VOTES (IRELAND' BILL. This bill was road a second time. UNION RELIEF AID ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a member;:for Lancaster, in the room of Mr. Garnett, re- signed. The other orders of the day having been disposed of, the house adjourned. THE HOME SECRETARY has recently, it is under, stood, paid a visit incoy. to the scene of the dieaster al Sheffield. It is proposed to confer the freedom of Dundee on Gen. Garibaldi. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day THIRSK RACES —Tars DAY. Oa ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SCURRY HANDICAP. Garotter Avongrove Five ran. SILVER CUP. Flyby-Night Rosemary 2 Southern Cross Ten ran. Till RSK HANDICAP. Hippermnestra .. 1 Found Again Nine ran. MATcn—Emperor beat Friar Tuji. NORTE. RIDING FARMERS. The Jew Willie . 3 Beeswing Eight ran. TYRO STAKES. Catalogue Cheddington filly 2 Three ran. ARRIVALS AT EPSOM. Tennyson, Exchequer, Merry Maid, Veterinarian, King Charming, Greville, Count Cavour, Earl of Surrey, u s h er' Voluptas, King of Utopia, P ; xie, Weatherspy, Si mon i Suburban, Money Spinner, Village Belle, Pansy, Disput e , Lord Zetland, Juneaton, Trumps, Shrapnel!, Attraction, Aurora, Merry Hart, Corporal Trim, and Tippler. THE SEA FISHERIES. The Royal Commissioners, Professor Huxley and Mr G. Shaw Lefevre, appointed to inquire into the condition of the sea fisheries of the United Kingdom, concluded their in quiries, so far as regards Cornwall, on Friday, when a largely attended meeting was held in the Town-hall, St. Ives. Several witnesses were celled, and a mass of evi dence was given, of which the following is the pith : The mackerel and pilchard fisheries were chiefly carried on at St. Ives, where there were 247 seine boats and six corn• paniee, and according to the number of seines in each so the turns were taken. A shoal of fish was detected by em ploying " huers ;" they endeavoured to surround the shoal, and then towed the net into shallow water. The fishers got one-ninth share of the " take" in the seine fishing. A wit ness said the only complaint was of the drift men encroach ing on the time by going out too early in the evening. He had seen a shoal of about 40,000 hogsheads, but only 4.600 hogsheads could be saved, Shallow:seines would be use less, as the fish would go under. He had heard that the trawlers injured spawn; plaice and whiting were damaged. The pilchards were exported chiefly to the Italian ports. William Rouse, a fisherman, said, of most kinds of fish found on the coast he believed tho ground seines de stroyed spawn—e.g., plaice, sole, and turbot, Many of the drift fishers came within the 1,000 fathoms stated by the Act. Hook fish were scarcer than formerly ; the whiting spawn was killed extensively; whiting was frequently sold four or five inches in length. A witness named Roberts said he had not known of any prosecution of the drift men for infringing on the section of the Act, for in the night the boats might go where they preferred ; the seine owners could not operate at night. The average length of seines was from 200 to 260 fathoms. Sometimes the fish moved at the rate of lf mile per hour, At the Guildhall, Penzance, on the previous day a vast amount of evidence was given before the commissioners, in the course of which it was stated that the average cost for a boat properly fitted for herring, pilchard, and mackerel fishing was about £7OO. It was believed that there would be a good deal of oyster and crab fishing if they were not caught during spawning time. The ground nets destroyed a great number of small fish, There were about 1,000 men employed in fishing in Newlyn and Mousehole. The ling fish was almost annihilated; lobsters had greatly fallen off but hook fish had not much decreased. The Newlyn boats were generally away to the North Sea 13 or 14 weeks, and returned in time for the mackerel season, which lasted about eight weeks. The pilchard season commenced at Mid summer. One witness said he had drifted for herrings and only carried one light in the boat, He knew there was a regulation respecting the lights, but it was not acted on. 'I he men might go trawling, drifting, or fishing, as they pleased ; there was no inspector to inquire into such matters. The small seines interfered with the large ones. There were about 250 drift boats, and they shot over and broke the shoals of the fish and scattered them. The firing of guns was not good for the fisheries ; the shock disturbed the fish. Joseph Green, a master of mackerel, pilchard, and drift boats, of 20 years' standing, stated with regard to the pilchard seines, that last year a shoal of fish came along, and one of the small seines interfered, and in consequence of the dispute the shoal passed on and was lost. This year he saw another collision. The shoal of fish came, and a large seine pulled in a position to intercept it. A small seine across her bows, and a contention arose, the consequence being that the shoal was lost. On another occasion, after the larger seine had shot out, a small seine did the same. About 70 hogsheads were caught by .the small one, but about 30 hogsheads were killed in the meshes, and, after being in the water three days, were sold for manure. That was owing to the seine not being properly constructed for that sort of fishing. He should say that no seine should be smaller than 180 fathoms long and 12 fathoms deep. The large seines generally were about 200 fathoms, Smaller seines than 180 fathoms would be injurious to the fish and cause a great waste. Ho was in favour of the extension of the fence months, as much benefit, in his opinion, would be thus derived. He also thought there should be a limit for the drift boats. Several witnesses endorsed the views expressed, and the Commissioners assured them that every attention would be given to the evidence adduced. A NEW BAROMETER. A new barometer, with a scale of long range, was exhibited at the Society of Arts, on Wednesday evening last, by Mr. Hicks, of Hatton-garden. The barometer consists of a tube hermetically sealed at the upper end, but open at the lower end, the upper half of the tube being of smaller sectional area than the lower one. A sufficient quantity of mercury being poured in, and the tube reversed, the column of mercury distributes itself in the two portions of the tube, so as to assume a length corresponding to the weight of the atmosphere at the time. It is obvious that, if the tube was of one diameter from the top to the bottom, the column of mercury which would be supported at a given time would no longer be supported when the pressure of the air decreased, and the column could only be shortened by a certain portion running out of the bottom ; but the difference of diameter in the upper and lower portions of the tube (in the new barometer) enables the excess in length, instead of running out, to spread laterally. If, for instance, the pressure of the air diminishes so that it is capable of supporting only a column shorter by one inch than before, in the ordinary barometer the mercury sinks one inch only, but in Mr. Hick's barometer the fall, according to the re lative area of the two tubes, may be increased to almost any extent. Thus, supposing the sectional areas of the upper and lower portions of the tube to be such that one inch of mercury in the upper fills only nine-tenths of an inch in the lower, it is clear that, if ten inches be withdrawn from th e upper tube, they will only fill nine inches of the lower portion of the tube, and thus, while the whole column is shortened one inch, the surface of the mercury in the upper tube will be lowered ten inches; or, in other words, for every change of one inch in the length of the barometric column a range of ten inches is obtained. The smaller the diffe rence between the diameter of th e tu b es, the greater will be the range obtained. Th e met h o d b y which co is connection the n Mr. Hicks practically obtain s th e sca l e f or each of plac ing with the e receiver c and ei ve rof an a a standard ir. pump, and, observi ng t h e fall i n each b h a is romet er bar ometers in nn ease, h e gra duates accordingly. Mr. Hicks also d a opts an ingenuous method of measuring the length of the barometric column itself, and thus gets readily a standard barometer which is well adapted for moun tain measurement, inasmuch as the difficulties of the cistern and its necessary corrections is got rid of. This he effects by graduating from the centre both ways. By means of two verniers reading to 1-1000th of an inch, he takes the two readings of the distance from the central point, adds them together, and the total is the correct length of the barometric column at the time. Mr. Hicks also exhibited a mercurial ma x imum thermometer of novel and simple construction. - - THE PRINCE IMPERTAL . B BANQUET tO the en fans de troupe, his companions in arms, took place on Pa day, in the Galerie de la Paiz, at the Tuileries. His Im perial Highness presided, wearing for the first time his stripe as a sergeant. The Emperor and the Empress, wh o have hitherto Presided on such occasions, were present as spectators, The fete passed off to the perfect satisfaction of all who took part in it. THE WAY THE MONEY GOES.—A Parliamentary return of the gold and silver imported into and exported from each Presidency of India states that, in the year 1863, the gold and silver im p orted exceeded th e export by no less than L 19,367, 76 4. In the last eight years this excess of import over export in India has reached the enormous value of £109,652,917. Bullion has been coined in India i n the present century to an amount considerably ezceedin3 £200,000,000.